Sly tricks of decorating old barrels in the country section

Sly tricks of decorating old barrels in the country section
In the landscape of our truckers even old, leaky barrels are transformed, becoming unusual flower beds and seats for playgrounds. However, after all,"healthy"barrels, set deliberately for the collection of rainwater, do not always fit into the view, mainly if they stand near each eave and drain. And then the villagers have to move for the victim: either close your eyes to the unaesthetic"pictures", or remove the barrels away, depriving the lure of a bed of life-giving water. Of course, here the second variation does not seem suitable for the owners, for whose part there is a central water pipe or well. There is only one thing: to seal the barrels for no reason, so that they become part of the landscape, rather than its"warts."<
Methods of"dissolving"barrels in the landscape
The way to choose the barrel decor method, you need to comprehend the universal design of the place where the tanks are installed. If there are broken flower beds, then it is worthwhile to look for design options that will be more harmonious in the environment of flowers. If the containers near the playground or recreation area - the decor can exist completely different: catchy, defiant, paying respect for themselves. Even the most unattractive barrel is allowed to fit into the view, picking up the decor in accordance with the style and color of the yard
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Decoration with plants
To hide the ugly iron barrels in the eye, it's easier to"dissolve"them in the landscape, making them very inconspicuous. It is allowed to dig a container in front of a half in the soil, and to plant bushes in front of the top. They will create a green wall, hiding the old metal. However, to be able to dig a container into the ground, it is absolutely necessary to wrap the lower part in a pair of layers of the film, so that moisture from the ground does not accelerate the corrosion of the walls.
Packing in moss
An unusual design option can begin decorating the barrel with moss. For this, we need a forest, perfectly moss-dried and twine in the shade. Starting from the bottom, the moss layers are applied to the barrel and fixed with twine. One can not cope with this work, because the only person is enough to hold the moss for the wall of the container, and the second to wrap around the circle of twine.
Making a vine
In most cases, decorative fences or baskets wove from vines and other flexible trees. However, in our case, this method can be extracted for the sake of decorating barrels. A container hidden in a willow basket looks pretty like a background for a flower garden, for no reason at a resting place. Hidden inside the wicker basket of the barrel as if dissolves in the general landscape, while more beautiful this decor looks for sites in the rustic style
The order is consistent with the creation of the willow case:
In winter, in January, you need to prepare the branches. It is permissible for the willow, dogwood and other bushes growing in your forests. Try to wait before February, so as not to weaken the tree with late pruning.
The length of the branches should be enough to flatten your barrel (this is approximately 1.7-2 meters).
For the base of the basket, cut thick and smooth branches, 2-3 cm across. For the sake of 1 barrel, 7-8 pieces are enough. Their height should be more elevated capacity for 25-30 cm (in order to drive the branches into the ground).
Fold the harvested material in front of the spring near the canopy or in a cool utility room
If the bottom rolls back, you can start creating a decor. Izza 2-3 days before you throw all the branches (not counting 8 thick) in a container of water, so that they all plunged. The soiled barrels are perfectly bent and take a suitable shape.
Sharpen the knife 1 end of the supporting branches and pound them into the ground according to the circle for no reason, so that inside the barrel was placed freely. Those. the diameter of the base of the basket is forced to exist more than the diameter of the bottom of the barrel for 10 cm.
The container may already be inside (if it is massive), or it is inserted later if the weaving is finished.
The weaving starts from the back, inconspicuous for the sake of an eye. The ends of thin branches are pinned to the supporting branches with small studs.
The essence of the weaving: you need to pass a separate twig between vertically hammered branches for no reason, so that it passes then ahead, then behind the pegs.
To make the rods denser, tap them from above with a wooden mallet Guidance of camouflage
If the barrel needs to be hidden in the shortest time - paint it in green or spotted (camouflage) paint. For a background of plants, such a barrel is virtually invisible. Sometimes it is enough to paint the barrel in the colors of green foliage or camouflage - and it will be transformed into a popular element of landscape design
Effective methods of coloring barrels
It happens that the barrels are in a place where there are no greenish plantations, flowerbeds, and therefore at the same time pay respect for themselves. In this case, you need to transform the old capacity into a shiny element of the landscape that complements the overall picture.
In the playground area
The desire in the children's zone of such barrels is not appreciated, causality filled with water, they represent a risk for the sake of inquisitive mischief. In an inexorable order, such containers are covered with dense lids, which can not disrupt the child. Cut a round hole in the lid, so that during your absence, the rainwater drains into the barrel. However, in this case, the container should always stick out for one place, as if by draining the water from the drain.
Coloring barrels is allowed the most colorful and joyful colors. It's easier to just picture funny muzzles, covering the entire barrel with one color and drawing a picture of his eyes, nose and smirk for his background. Children mostly like images of ladybirds, butterflies, frogs. If you cut out a stencil (and they are abundant for children's websites in the section of decorations), then it is allowed to print entire subjects from cartoons with a sponge. A brilliant and grumpy image for a barrel entices the reverence of children, which for no reason forget how to strengthen it and cover it for safety
At the place of rest or patio
For the sake of adult rest, children's pictures for barrels are not suitable. Quickly they will be extremely awkward for a background of barbecue, hammocks or outdoor furniture. In this area, the barrels are best painted with cans of paint, creating for them a thing like graffiti. This just seems to be difficult to learn. In fact, all the time depends on the technique and accuracy of execution.
Oh, so it is allowed to perform a vegetable decoration for a barrel. Acquire pretty balloons with paint (the most reliable - for the sake of painting cars), rubber gloves and goggles, so that during painting, small particles of paint and wind do not hit the eyes. The only balloon is forced to exist with very light paint (snow-white, pale blue, etc.). In the garden, branches of various sizes and species are cut with a beautiful leaf shape. Look for trees and shrubs with a carved leaf shape, because it gives a beautiful image of being painted and makes the barrel a real artistic masterpiece
Sandpaper or brushed wire, according to the metal, is permanently corroded by the corrosion for the barrel. Treat the whole species with an anti-rust composition and allow to dry.
The finishing step is staining:
The barrels are turned upside down and placed for elevation (chair, food, etc.).
Apply the base paint (lightest) for the entire appearance of the container, moderately covering the walls with it
If the suit is dry, a contrasting field is blown out over it with vertical stripes.
Apply a branch to the wall and apply the blackest paint on top of it. It will lie around the leaves, and in the middle there will be a lighter color.
This is the appearance of the entire appearance of the container.
It is allowed to make the leaves in one layer, and it is allowed to pile on the next one (if the 1st marriage of ornaments dries).
Then the barrel is completely inverted and the paint turns inside (about 20-30 cm across the edges). It's not enough to send old metal into the eyes, who reduces the visual effect through drawings.
Apart from the vegetative pattern, the barrels are allowed to issue inscriptions, wisest utterances, having printed out each sentence for the printer and cutting out the letters so that the stencil comes out. Multilayered compositions look richer, but for the sake of their creation it takes more time, because each layer of paint must be allowed to dry out
You can make a view from the barrel for at least some time, if you pick the right colors: for the sake of age - greenish, for the sake of the light - yellowish, etc.
Chic decor options
If the view near the house was created decent, with statues, fountains and other attributes, then the painted barrel looks pretty scant. Then it is worth extracting materials that already occur in the decor of the area. For example, put a container of stone, pebbles or mosaic. Tokmo be the use of a mosaic or small pebbles pick up a true adhesive mash. It must exist frost-resistant and similar for the sake of metal (if the barrel is iron). Excellent reviews of gardeners have received and watery nails. Otherwise, the development of the ordinary, like to be laid at least some mosaic decor. Some holidaymakers are so skillfully hiding the walls of the barrel near the mosaic or mounting foam, which the work acquires the features of antique and precious luggage
From the barrel it is allowed to perform a brilliant pedestal for the sake of the garden statue, covering the upper part with a lid cut in half. This is enough to put an aphorism or a frog, and there is a hole for the sake of the stack of water. The main decorative material is quite a mounting foam. From it is allowed to blow out any form of pedestal: like slides and columns, with the expansion from below or from above. All the time depends on your imagination.
Highlights of design:
For the sake of a strong coupling with metal, wrap the barrel with a mesh-serpyank, and already blow foam through it.
In order to perform the expansion, tie plastic bottles to the barrel, and fix the sheet of a narrow heat insulator, like an isolone, from above with the adhesive tape.
The foam is applied one layer over the sickle and isola, moderately covering the barrel.
Wait 4-5 days before completely drying.
Excessive clipping.
Spread the trimmed pedestal with a primer, and on top - with paint for the sake of external work If though one of our thoughts has awakened in you a fantasy - try to restore your old barrels. You will see how a beautiful element can start an ancient container, while retaining the primary function of collecting water.